Last Friday, we introduced you to a new concept in “feeling bad for being a wrestling fan” — the 1st Annual With Leather Bad Wrestling Theme Lyrics March Madness tournament, a 32-seed throwdown between the worst sets of words jammed into a wrestler themes. If you’re like, “I didn’t know wrestling theme songs HAD lyrics,” be warned … they can get pretty bad.

The first 16 professionally-chosen entrants were announced, and the call went out to you, the fans, to pick the final 16. You suggested lyrics in the comments section of the first post, and while some of you decided to totally ignore the rules and post full songs, many of you made nominations and had your voices heard. What follows it the formal announcement of the Fan 16, who’ll start going head-to-head next week.

Check out the horrible, horrible songs included in the second half of the tournament and let us know how you think the seeding should go. What’s the worst of the second 16? Which lyrics don’t deserve to be in the tournament at all? YOU DECIDE!

It seems they’re counting several slightly different versions of “Just Look At Me”. But the aptly named AllWrestlingThemez on YouTube includes “Final Force”, which was the La Resistance theme and an earlier instrumental theme called “Hendrix Bleeds”.

You’re probably right, but the Con-man did so little of note with that gimmick that there wouldn’t have been anything to talk about. Also, his theme sounds like Randy Newman after a dentist appointment.

I would have pulled off Chyna’s theme because the lyrics are trying really hard to portray a strong female wrestler who wants to be measured by her accomplishments as opposed to other female wrestlers who want to be judged by… being insatiable.

In it’s place should be the Evolution theme: “Evolution is a mystery”?
“Yesterday’s so long ago, don’t agree with what I know .
Tomorrow becomes a place to be.”

“…and while some of you decided to totally ignore the rules and post full songs…”

Hey, if I had to listen to the song and pause to type every line praying to God, Allah and whatever CM Punk prays to that The Rock would say something different, then you guys have to read everything I heard!

I don’t watch much TNA, so I wasn’t really familiar with the themes outside of Rob Van Dam’s awful mess. I thought he might’ve been the lone case, but no, they’re all terrible. Seriously, how does their music department keep their jobs? The Styles and Jarrett ones are awful, both musically AND lyrically.

If we are striving to be as accurate as possible with historically significant works of art such as these themes, I feel it is my duty to point out the correct lyrics to Hillbilly Jim’s song:

“… Mama filled my bottle from a moonshine still, my first meal was the BEAR SHE killed. Bear she killed, the bear she killed, my first meal was the bear she killed.”

This may make the song better, or worse, in your (possibly vegan or vegetarian) opinion. I would hope some of us would appreciate the prominent role Hilbilly Jim’s mother played in his upbringing, from making sure his bottle was full, to providing high-quality sources of lean protein for a growing child.